Timeless Style
One of my very earliest blog posts was about Cosme restaurant which was brought to New York by the super-talented Mexican Chef, Enrique Olivera. Having dined at Pujol, Enrique's critically acclaimed restaurant in Mexico City, I was very excited at the prospect of one of his restaurants opening in NYC and felt confident of Cosme's success before it had even opened...
Read MoreMy annual search is on for that essential summer white frock. I've left it so late that any minute now they'll all be on sale - not a bad thing. Aside from the white dress, the summer trends have a Victorian-era sensibility of romantic ruffles, lace, silk, pleats, off-the-shoulder, pearls, flowers and embroidery details...
Read MoreTaking the Eurostar from St Pancras we arrived in Paris a stress-free 2 1/2 hours later. Whenever I travel I aim for a hotel that captures the spirit of the city I'm in. In Paris for me, it's the Hotel Duc de St Simon a beautifully renovated 18th century townhouse in the St Germain district, where we've stayed for the last several years...
Read MoreI returned to Brooklyn from London and Paris last weekend and finally feel free of jet lag. My first stop was in London and during this trip I made visits for lunch and dinner to the recently opened Ham Yard Hotel in Soho, which along with several small boutiques in the courtyard is collectively known as Ham Yard Village...
Read MoreSo, my dear readers I'm currently visiting two of my favorite cities, London and Paris...
Read MoreEvery once in awhile an artist comes along who stops us in our tracks because we're mesmerized by their extraordinary talent and/or originality. Benjamin Clementine fits both categories. On the cover of last Sunday's T Magazine and also the model of the menswear layout between the covers, Benjamin shows off each outfit with refined, classical elegance...
Read MoreEverywhere I look I'm seeing pajamas as daywear. New York Times T Magazine and a recent Habituallychic post both caught my eye, not just because of the dreamy ensembles, but also the exquisite setting they were placed in...
Read MoreAlessandro Michele is the recently appointed Creative Director for Gucci and his second collection for Spring/Summer 2016 landed with a bang during Milan's fashion week last September. At first glance I wasn't so enthralled as it seemed like a random mix of wild patterns, clashing colors and over-the-top flourishes of sequins, chiffon, lurex and grosgrain...
Read MoreValentine's Day is just around the corner and reading about the collaboration between Charlotte Olympia and Agent Provocateur's capsule collection Flirty had me wondering what else is available in the world of romantic lingerie.
Read MoreAn observation as true today as it was in 1603. We're not necessarily what we wear, however as cues are picked up from dress codes we're in command of our particular message.
London just showed their Men's Fall 2016 collection, and the men's street style seemed to me to be telegraphing the message of self assurance - a sophisticated man-about-town individuality with a marked preference for style over fashion.
Read MoreWe have several trips coming up this year, which includes Southern Italy, one of our favorite places to visit. While flipping through 1stdibs, the online bible for all things vintage and antique last week, I cam across an article with film director, Francis Ford Coppola discussing Palazzo Margherita, his most recently completed hotel venture. Francis Ford Coppola is not only one of the top film makers of our generation, he's also been acquiring over the years his own empire of one-of-a-kind luxury boutique hotels. Who knew...?
Read MoreI came across some fun and easy to prepare Christmas cocktails on Ladolcevitablog.com that would perfectly complement the glamorous Baccarat crystal barware I was discussing last week. I'm not a big cocktail drinker, however I am intrigued by some of these combinations. Let me know if you make any of them.
Read MoreMati Cianci, a close girlfriend who lives in Rome with her family is visiting New York this week with her trunk-show, Italian Style Winter Collection. Mati is showing a finely edited selection of elegant jackets, dresses, knitwear, shawls, leather bags and accessories made by artisans from around the globe.
Read MoreIt's finally starting to really feel like Fall and I'm looking for new candles and room fragrances to reflect the season's cozier mood. So, last weekend I headed over to my favorite fragrance emporium, Aedes de Venustas and discovered that after 20-plus years of being the secret jewelbox destination on Christopher Street in the West Village, it has recently moved around the corner to a much more prominent space at 7 Greenwich Avenue.
Read MoreI had planned quite a different post for today, but last week we all learned that Raf Simons had resigned as artistic director of Christian Dior after just three and a half years and I felt a need to address that instead.
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